Hugo Wilhelm Conwentz (20 January 1855, Sankt Albrecht near Danzig – 12 May 1922) was a German botanist.[1] He is best known for his paleobotany studies of Baltic amber.
He studied in Wrocław and Göttingen. Beginning in 1876 he conducted paleobotanical studies as an assistant to Heinrich Göppert in Breslau. In 1879 he was appointed director of the Westpreußischen Provinzialmuseums (West Prussian Provincial Museum) in Danzig, a position he held for thirty years. In 1906 he became state commissioner of the newly founded Staatliche Stelle für Naturdenkmalpflege in Preußen, a regulatory body for natural heritage conservation in Prussia.[2]
Selected worksedit
Hugo Conwentz memorial stone located in the Plagefenn nature reserve, Brandenburg, Germany.
Monographie der baltischen bernsteinbäume, 1890 – Monograph of Baltic amber trees.
Untersuchungen über fossile hölzer Schwedens, 1892 – Studies of fossil woods of Sweden.
Die Gefährdung der Naturdenkmäler und Vorschläge zu ihrer Erhaltung, 1904 – The threat to natural monuments and proposals for their preservation.
Beiträge zur Naturdenkmalpflege, (editor) 1910 – Contributions to natural heritage conservation.[3]
hugo, conwentz, hugo, wilhelm, conwentz, january, 1855, sankt, albrecht, near, danzig, 1922, german, botanist, best, known, paleobotany, studies, baltic, amber, bornhugo, wilhelm, conwentz20, january, 1855danzig, germanydied12, 1922, 1922, aged, berlin, german. Hugo Wilhelm Conwentz 20 January 1855 Sankt Albrecht near Danzig 12 May 1922 was a German botanist 1 He is best known for his paleobotany studies of Baltic amber Hugo ConwentzBornHugo Wilhelm Conwentz20 January 1855Danzig GermanyDied12 May 1922 1922 05 12 aged 67 Berlin GermanyOccupationBotanistHe studied in Wroclaw and Gottingen Beginning in 1876 he conducted paleobotanical studies as an assistant to Heinrich Goppert in Breslau In 1879 he was appointed director of the Westpreussischen Provinzialmuseums West Prussian Provincial Museum in Danzig a position he held for thirty years In 1906 he became state commissioner of the newly founded Staatliche Stelle fur Naturdenkmalpflege in Preussen a regulatory body for natural heritage conservation in Prussia 2 Selected works edit nbsp Hugo Conwentz memorial stone located in the Plagefenn nature reserve Brandenburg Germany Monographie der baltischen bernsteinbaume 1890 Monograph of Baltic amber trees Untersuchungen uber fossile holzer Schwedens 1892 Studies of fossil woods of Sweden Die Gefahrdung der Naturdenkmaler und Vorschlage zu ihrer Erhaltung 1904 The threat to natural monuments and proposals for their preservation Beitrage zur Naturdenkmalpflege editor 1910 Contributions to natural heritage conservation 3 Eponymy editThe standard author abbreviation Conw is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name 4 References edit Laude Stephan 19 June 2014 Sudwestkirchhof verliert Ehrengrabstatte Markische Allgemeine in German Archived from the original on 2014 08 07 Retrieved 2014 11 29 Conwentz Hugo Wilhelm at Deutsche Biographie HathiTrust Digital Library published works International Plant Names Index Conw nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a German biologist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hugo Conwentz amp oldid 1197147369, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
